I don't agree.
Gaunce has been effective for most of the season and that was despite having to learn a new role as winger. No one as far as I know knew why he was dropped, it may have been a niggling injury.
I can also site any number of players who have a reputation of only really coming alive in the playoffs, is that such a bad thing? I would rather have that than the other way round.
However as I say Gaunce does not imo fit your profile. He has played exceptionally well, in fact was he not voted the most improved player by Utica? Hardly a testament to inconsistency.
If you want to look at patchy players then look no further than Jensen, who has a real problem with consistency to the point that his future must now be in the balance.
I have not given up on him because Green imo seems to be a terrific coach and he has elevated many of our rookie's games including Gaunce, Shink, Baertschi, Archiebald, Freisen, Corrado, Pedan and Grenier.